R2R vs PAT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
R2R
Learn and practice organic chemistry functional groups with interactive lessons and timed challenges. This app is designed for A-Level Chemistry students to prepare for exams and competitions.
- Learn functional groups
- Practice with R-Groups
- Timed challenges
- Review different groups
- Prepare for exams
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Put the Fun in Functional Groups with Prof. Rudi Rabbit! Aimed at those studying ALevel Chemistry, this app is designed to help you learn the different functional groups that may come up in your examinations or extension competitions. Use the 'Learn' screen to review the different groups and how you tell them apart, 'Practice' with different R-Groups and then 'Play' and try and beat the professor under timed conditions. Once you have beaten the professor then you are ready for some of Race to Revise's other organic synthesis games.
PAT
Prepare for the DAT's Perceptual Ability Test with a comprehensive practice tool. Access unlimited practice questions, video tutorials for specific question types, and full-length practice tests to boost your score. This app aims to help students achieve a 23+ on the PAT section.
- Unlimited practice questions
- Video tutorials for PAT question types
- Full-length practice tests
- Score guarantee
- Practice for Keyholes, Top-Front-End, Angle Ranking, Hole Punching, Cube Counting, and Pattern Folding
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Well your in luck because PAT Crusher is about to Boost your PAT Score. Over 1000s of our students have scored a 23+ on the PAT section and we decided its time to share the content with everyone. - Learn with Unlimited generator questions. - Videos teaching you how to solve Keyholes (apertures), Top-Front-End (view recognition), Angle Ranking, Hole Punching (paper folding), Cube Counting, and Pattern Folding (3D form development) - Full Practice tests to really test your skills before the real DAT Exam. - We guarantee higher scores and a PAT Boost to your score. With this DAT PAT Score Booster you won't have worry about the PAT section. Practice at least 1 hour a day for at least a month. Please contact us at team@patcrusher.com if your having any difficulties or if you have questions. For the terms and conditions please visit: https://patcrusher.com/terms-and-conditions/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: R2R at 75% against PAT's 28%. R2R also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). PAT's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PAT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. R2R asks for nothing beyond the download.
R2R holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of R2R's written reviews are positive against 28% of PAT's.
R2R ships an update every 5 months, PAT monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | R2R | PAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (124 ratings) — better | 3.7 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 27.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Styles | DAT Prep LLC |
Customer experience
R2R
PAT
In-app purchases
R2R
No in-app purchases
PAT
- PAT Lite$9.991 Month
- PAT Standard$49.996 Months
- PAT Ultimate$79.991 Year
